Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1908 — Page 2

•w “Gold Standard Will Destroy Homes * and Close Schools.” *1 reply that, If protection has slain Its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands.” 'William. J. Bryan; speech at democratic national convention, July, 1896. “The democratic party has begun a war of extermination against the gold standard. We ask no quarter; we give no quarter. We shall prosecute our warfare until there is not 'an American citizen who dares to advocate the 1 QOC Free Coinage « old standard. You ask, why? IOt7U 16 to 1 We reply that the gold standard is a conspiracy against the human race, and that we should no more join in it than we would an army to destroy our homes and to destroy your families.” —William J. Bryan; speech at Albany, N. Y., August, 1896. “Do not let the republicans beguile about the future. The future is written in blood crushed out of you by gold.”—William J. Bryan; speech at Erie, Pa., August, 1896. “Ah! my friends, there is another reason why people have gone into the cities and left the farms. It is because your legislation has been causing the foreclosure of mortgages upon the farms. Mark my words! If the gold standard goes on and people continue to complain, the gold standard advocates instead of trying to improve the condition of the people, will be recommending that you close your schools so that people will not realize how much they are suffering.—William J. Bryan; speech at Monmouth, 111., October, 1896. *1 * Tiy 'i‘. . (.{> <.. The Answer in 1008: The gold standard has '‘slain no one, nor did it write the future in blood, nor did it foreclose the farm mortgage, nor did it dose the district school; on the contrary, it was the sound and solid foundation of wide-spread prosperity leading to individual progress and. happiness, aided in paying off the farm mortgage and in expanding the educational facilities in general.

FROM OVER INDIANA

The body of a man found murdered near Rolling Prairie Aug. 3 has been ; practically identified as that of Casimer Kerseniew of Grand Rapids, Mich, aStF z Nathan Di/Coffin, the first man to bring a steel plow or a sewing machine into Haneock county, is de d a his home in Westland. Mr. Coffin was nearly 90 years old. The Standard Steel Car company of Hammond will be employing 1500 men by Nov. 1. That is the reassuring news which comes from theb’g plant in East Hammond, which has been idle for several months. Marion Warner of Warsaw is in possession of an egg, laid by one of his hens, and on which are the raised letters in the shell, “W. H. T.” Mr. Warner says that he regards this as a sure sign of the election of William An attempt to rob the bank at Trafalgar was made Monday night but only 75 cents in pennies was obtained. An effort to force the combination on the safe was made, but it is believed the burglars were scared away. Entrance to the bank was made through a back door. Forty Logans port high school freshmen, painted and garbed as Salome or wearing Merry Widow hats and directorire skirts, were paraded by upper classmen, preceded by drum and bugle corps, to the town pump, yhere their faces were washed witnout ceremony or soap by their captors. Chicken as cheap as beefsteak. That is the situation with Warsaw dealers, and packers are holding their stock for better prices. Spring chickens are now selling for 10 cents and up, dressed. Young chickens now being purchased by dealers in Kosciusko county are being placed in pens and fattened. Discouraging word comes from the farms on the highlands, as well as the marsh farms on the Kankakee, where the entire crops were killed by the frost. The grub worms are now taking the corn and pasture along the shore line, and they will no doubt keep at work until It rains or the ground freezes. County Attorney John C. Rucklehaus of Indianapolis has collected 96,* 113.06 from Emmett 8. Huggins in 1 settlement of the claim against Huggins for forgeries to that amount which he confessed in his testimony , at the trial of John McGregor. The amount was paid in one check and receipt was given by the county attorney, which detailed the different warrants which Hugginß had drawn. = 13 Fred Marline*, of Union Center, furnished $1,600 bond in JnsUos Grover’s const at Laporte tor appearanoe Friday morning on a trial for a charge of assault with intent to kill preferred by John Parker. Parker,

Who appeared in court, was badly bruised and covered with bandoges. The alleged assault was commited Saturday. Judge Tuthill, In the superior 0001% is engaged in hearing the case of Phillip Buettner vs. the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway company. This is a personal injury suit brought there on a charge of venue from Lake county. Quite an array of legal talent is engaged and the case will probably last several day* Joseph Fisher, a constable attached to Justice W. A. Reiland’s court in East Chicago, is considered thereabouts the meanest man in Indiana. He was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to forty days in the Lake county jail for abusing his wife. Mrs. Fisher testified that he made her sleep on the grass so that he could have all the pillows on the bed. Fish--511 weighs 200 pounds and hi« wtfa 100.

Brenner Not Permitted to Make Ascension.

Lieutenant Brenner, of Co. M, will not get to make a balloon ascension at Fort Benjamin Harrison today, as Col. Thayer refused to allow any of his volunteers to enlist and will let William F. Risk, of Plymouth, and George Simons, of MonUcello, experienced balloonists, make the ascension. An aerial race between the two men will be the feature of the ascension, when the “Browns,” commanded by Col. Henry A. Greepe, Tenth Infantry, and the “Blues,” commanded by Col. Joseph B. Sandborn, First Illinois, will struggle for Baker’s Bridge. The balloon corps will be attached to the “Browns” under the command of Col. Edwin P. Thayer, of Greenfield. The aeronauts will wage a little battle of their own In attempting to rush the first news of the “Blues” movements to "Mm regimental commander. Rish, who belongs t# Company I, and Simons, who belongs to Company C of the Third Indiana Regiment, promised CoL Thayer their beet service. Each asserted he would send in the first information. The men will be allowed to go up alone In their airships for a battle that will be decidedly Interesting.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County. Btate of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Mary Burns and Archibald Bums late of Jasper county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent JAMES F. IRWIN, Administrator. Bept i, 1908. 5.29-20-0.6 The Silver Cliff, Coip., Rustler, has discovered that a Mr. Meal is running for mayor of a Pennsylvania town, and the editor hastens to line up on the side of the Meal ticket

LABOR LEGISLATION

States Have Been Liberal in Legislation for Labor. Democratic States Have Done Little to Make Labor Condltiona Better 0 Within Their Bounds.

It is a fact that every important step for the benefit of American labor has been taken either by a Republican Congress and administration, or by the Legislature of a Republican State, of course with the consent, and sometimes by the advice, of the State executive. Democratic Congresses have been notably negligent in this respect, and Democratic States have either done nothing to make labor conditions better within their bounds, or have slowly and reluctantly followed at a distance In the trail of Republican reforms. State Leklalatioa. i * ■■ j i j The Slates have control of labor legislation within their respective bounds, federal authority being confined, so far hs ‘labor is concerned, to the District of Columbia and the territories, federal and federal public works, tthe ktory' of libor legislation shows that nearly all-labor reforms originated in Republican States, and at the enJ’day the Republicans ate far ahead of the Democrats in the enactment and enforcement of. lews for the welfare of men and women and children who work foyr, a Hying. ,Twenty-six out of thirty Republican States have labor bureaus, and oqly seven opt of .sixteen Democratic States havg similar bureaus, without which labor laws are often dead letters. Twenty-three Republican States have factory Inspectors to see to the enforcement of the factory laws. Only six Democratic States have factory inspection services. Fifteen States—thirteen Republican and two Democratic—have free employment agencies. Eighteen States have laws on their statute books prohibiting labor on government works or public contracts for more than eight hours a day. Of these States sixteen are Republican and two Democratic. Four Republican States and one Democratic State have laws declaring eight hours to be a legal working day in the absence of a contract. Twenty-seven States prohibit the employment of children under fourteen years of age in factories. Of these twenty-three are Republican and four are Democratic States. Laws limiting the hours of the employment of children in factories or stores have been enacted in twenty-four Republican and thirteen Democratic States. Eighteen Republican and ten Democratic States prohibit night work by children. Twelve Republican and three Democratic States prohibit the employment of children in operating dangerous machinery or cleaning machinery in motion. Fifteen Republican apd six Democratic States limit the hours of labor of women. It should be noted that twelve of the Republican States which limit women’s hours of labor have factory ii&pectora to see that the law is obeyed, while only three of the Democratic States make such provision. In twentythree Republican and ten Democratic State* employers are required by law to provide seats for female workers. Twelve States have enacted legislation intended to effect the extinction of the sweatshop system, with Its degrading and revolting accessories. Of these twelve States ten are Republican and two Democratic. Seventeen Republican and five Democratic States have laws requiring the payment of wages weekly or fortnightly, or, in some instances, prohibiting a longer period than one month between pay days.

Trade Ualon Label), Fourteen Republican States and eoiy one Democratic State —Nevada— laws in force prohibiting employers from discharging persons on account of membership In labor organizations, or from compelling persons to agree not to become members of labor organizations as a condition of securing employment or continuing In their employ. Forty States have passed laws allowing trade unions to adopt labels or trademarks to be used to designate products) of the labor of their members, and prohibiting the counterfeiting of the use of such labels or trade marks by unauthorized persons. Of these States twenty-eight are Republican and twelve are Democratic.

The foregoing presents for consideration by intelligent, patriotic labor sub? stantlal facts and figures taken from the statute books of the several States. No platitude can upset them. They prove the records of the Republican party and of the Democracy on the labor issue, and they must convince every reasonable reader that the Republican party has not only brought American labor up to Its present honorable standard, but that labor can \ook only to the Republican party for assurance of protection and prosperity in the future.

Would RESTRAIN Unlawful Trusts.

Mr. Bryan asks me what I would do with tbs trusts. I answer thnt I would restrain unlawful trusts with all the efficiency of Injunctive process nnd would punish with all the severity of criminal prosecution every attempt pn the part of aggregated capital to suppress competition.—Hon. Wm. H. Taft et Columbus, Ohio.

POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS

Machinery of Cen grass Already Started for Postal Savings ~ Bank Law. A Safe and Sane Flan for the Con* venienee of the People and the Encouragement of Thrift. "We favor the establishment of a postal savings bank system for the convenience of the people and the encouragement of thrift.” This is the declaration of the Republican national platform, and postal savings banks will without doubt be authorized by law and established as a part of our financial system by the action of Congress at Its coming session, which, will be convened in December. indeed, much has already been accomplished towards the enactment of this law. At the last session of Congress a bill was carefully prepared whl&i met with the Approval, of the Postmaster General/ and Wis Reported upon favorably by the Senate Commit-, tee on Poet Offices and Post Roads. This bill Is now on the Senate calendar and can be acted upon as soon as Con-, grem is convened, i.o ;/ The scope of the proposed law 4* set forth in the committee report, which is In part as follows: “■ : . I .. : V. Committee Report. fit The purpose of this bill is to place at the disposal of people of small mean* .the machinery of the Postoifice Department to aid end encourage them sq s*ve thel*- earplugs. The subject of postal savings, banks or depositories is not hew in this country and it may be truly said to be quite, familiar to the pedple of Europe and fne British colonies. I'he propriety of establishing 'pbstal Savings batiks became the subject of discussion in 'England as eafly as 1807. objection to such use of the pdwtoffice faculties urged in this country, iwae vigorously pressed In the long-continued discussion of the subject ha England. * For over fifty years private savings institutions waged bitter opposition to the growing sentiment in favor of postal savings banks, but notwithstanding such opposition in 1861 an act of Parliament was passed entitled “An act to grant additional facilities for depositing small savings with the security of the government for the due repayment thereof.” That the alarm of private institutions was ill founded is amply proven by the recorded fact that the private savings banks increased their capital by more than ten millions of dollars in the first fifteen years following the establishment of postal savings institutions That the postal savings Institutions proved successful is satisfactorily attested by the fact that no backward step has ever been taken In England on this subject and_ by the further fact that in rafiid succession the lead of England was taken by other countries The primary purpose of these Institutions!* to encourage thrift and a saving disposition among the people of amgtr means by- placing at their disposal In every part of the country ready facilities for the depositing of small sums with absolute assurance of repayment on demand with a low rate of Interest on a limited aggregate amount

Postal Savingi Banks Ne*4c«. In certain parts of our country savings Institutions are sufficiently numerous to accommodate the people, but such areas are quite limited, being confined to New England and New York. It Is alleged that by reaaon of the number and location of savings baifka there la one savings account to every two of the population of New England, whereas In all the country outside New England and New York the average la only «tac savings account t® every 157 of the population. 'Faking such figures to be approximately correct and recognizing the fact that the people of all sections of this country are pretty | much the same In habits. Inclinations, and purposes, It must be obvious to the most casual observer that the people of the Sduth, the Middle West, and the West do not save their earnlnga as do those of New England from the mere want of secure places in which deposits may be made. Tq those who feel inclined to believe that the establishment of postal savings depositories will Involve an element of paternalism It seems quite sufficient to suggest that the machinery of the PostolHce Department is now in existence and will continue to exist without diminution of expense whether such depositories are created or not I and that .the establishment of these | depositories for the benefit of the I people will not Involve one farthing of | loss to the Post-Office Department, but : will probably, on the contrary, prove more than self-sustaining. Very slight | computation will clearly demonstrate that the postal savings depositors can [ not burden the Post-Office Department 1 with any additional deficiency.

Favors Publicity Law.

If 1 sin elected President I shall urge upou Congress, with ersry hope of tuecess, that a law be passed requiring a filing in a Federal office of a statement of the contributions recelred by committees and candidates in elections for members of Congress and In such other elections hs are const nationally within the control of Congrssa —-From Hon. Wm. H. Taft’s speech accepting Presidential nomination.

What the Legislature Should Do and Why

Pointed Declarations in Message to Lawmakers Convened in Special Session. j* "County Local Option. EVILS. More than 85 per cent of the saloons are owned or controlled by brewery corporations. Many of the officers or directors of breweries live in palatial residences in the larger cities of the state, far removed from the scenes of the barrooms they maintain. ' The agent of the brewery is given to understand that he can evade the law without substantial risk. The brewery corporation, to evade the law, secure the license in the name of some irresponsible person, who has no concern, and no mission, except to sell intoxicants to anybody; at any hour, on any day in order that his master may gather his daily measure of profit. REFORMS. • The township and ward election method would greatly impair, If not effectually destroy, the remonstrance law. It covers too small a territory to be an effective unit, m • 1 . < i . No, township or city ward single banded, protect itself from ;the ravages and evils of the traffic, so long as it is permitted in tha townships and wards surrounding it t ; , . , i Under the county unit the people 'all share the coat of criminal prosecutions for crimes committed widhln it tint -■ 1 : J >' ' . ...... H . . _— T; . . . Right is right, and he who opposes it can not long find safe refuge behind the barricades of party. , ri ; «. j iCeuhtyoplion is in hkhnbny with the ' spirit of our institutions, meeting the' Ve<fnitCmetet of the ireat declajrationj "gpvsrnmenta shalt derive 1 theiir Just powers ftoin tie consent 61Jte goyerned.” ■ The brewery, the distiller, tjie saloon, the brothel on the one side; the church, the school, tne home the other. Every brewer, distiller, every saloon keeper, the keeper of evgiy brothel and of every unlawful resort, aid their allied Interests, are here and will be here through the session, active, dominant, arrogant, intimidating and corrupt, prepared to defeat county option at any cost, or by any means within their power. Appropriations. Unexpended appropriations for Ruud we University, Girls’ School, Village of Epileptics, Normal School, School for Deaf and Southeastern Insane Hospital, amounting to $816,974.79,. should be continued. Night Riders. ■ io Threatening letters are again being received by tobacco growers warning them not to cut their crops at peril of the destruction of crops and barns by fire. A law should be enacted making it a criminal offense to destroy tobacco in the fielder after |be«Bame shall be severed from the sdil. The Governor should be given power to appoint officers, with the powers of sheriffs. The Governor should be authorized to fix the compensation of such officers, in addition to their actual expenses. An appropriation of $16,000 is recommended. Vincennes University Claim. The act’authorizing the bond issue, in my opinion, Is unconstitutional. I would be violating my oath of office to issue the bonds. Repeal of the bonds will save the state $156,000, a sum sufficient several times to defray the expnsee of extra sessions. Opinions of Miller, Shirley & Miller and the attorney general, as to the unconstitutionality of tbe a?t, will be submitted. If the state desires to bestow a gratuity upon the university It must bestow the gratuity In money and not In evidences of Indebtedness.

Hanging Grove Township

Ed and Harry Cook are camping over on Blue Sea, and hauling baled hay to Wolcott. Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Simon Cook returned home from Chicago Thursday evening, where they had been visiting. A man “by the name of McKinney now lives on the Ejchelberger farm, making the third tenant there this season. Harvey •. Phillips has been quite sick for some time. Dr. . Clayton came out to see him Wednesday, but he is better now. Lilly Lowe, of near Monon, came out to R. S. Drake’s Thursday for a short vlßit and to get some of Mrs. Drake’s fine big tomatoes. Buckwheat is being harvested now, but the yield will be light In some localities owing to the big frost which caught the latest buckwheat right in the bloom.

Will Walters Is Bowing wheat where James Lefler lives. The ground is very dry and hard, and wheat can’t possibly cofne up until some rain falls. Election Thursday was a very quiet affair, only G 9 voters coming out Many of the farmers were extermely busy and still some Beemed little concerned.

W. D. Pass is the next man to launch Into the creamery busiuess, but the pastures are so near burnt up now, that the creamery business seems a little dull Hoy Rishling is grading up the road south of J. D. Miller’s. It is a very bad place iu the spring, but as hard as the ground is to plow, looks like it never would get soft. ■ chon. W. Bussell is doing some repair work on Mick Ringersen’s barn putting In new sills, etc. The old

By GOVERNOR HANLY

bam is very familiar to C. W. as he 1 was employed in it many a time daring his boyhood days. R. S. Drake has been Informed that his pasture near Monon is nearly exhausted. He has 89 head of cattle down there and unless some rain comes soon he will likely have to feed them down there or bring them home. The C, & W- v, Ry. Co., has-A brand new engine now and can make their trips without any difficulty, whatever. Some of the officials of that road were consulting with Agent McCoy about running a special on the 23rd to Brook No doubt there would be several people go there to see our next president The good road movement la being pushed to a finish this fall. Everything is being worked on the roads that can be, a few however will play instead of working. G. W. Bond Is a crack hand with a road grader. Last week he hoaned up the road alone Mr. Brandenburg’s place, preparing it for a coat of gravel.

NURSERY STOCK For Sale by the Halleck Nursery Co., Fair Oaks, Ind. Large stock of apples in all sizes, trees 0 to 7 feet high, sls per 100; 30 trees at the 100 rate. We also keep a good stock of pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, currants, gooseberries and small fruit of all kinds, shade trees, evergreens, flowering shrubs and plants, roses, etc. Come and see ua or write tor price list. * CHAR HALIJBCK. feb.lsw. Manager.